FSU AP Rankings Last 44 years

 

FSU AP Rankings Last 44 years

44 seasons, highest AP ranking during the season...

28x Top 5
35x Top 10
37x Top 15
41x Top 20

3x unranked, 4x outside Top 11 - TOTAL over 44 years

Last 10 seasons (and you thought this wasn't possible)....
6x Top 10


1979 #4
1980 #2
1981 #11
1982 #7
1983 #7
1984 #6
1985 #4
1986 #11
1987 #2
1988 #1
1989 #3
1990 #2
1991 #1
1992 #2
1993 #1
1994 #3
1995 #1
1996 #1
1997 #2
1998 #2
1999 #1
2000 #1
2001 #6
2002 #3
2003 #3
2004 #4
2005 #4
2006 #9
2007 Ranked/ Bowden Final Years
2009 Ranked/ Bowden Final Years
2010 Ranked/ Bowden Final Years
2011 #5
2012 #4
2013 #1 w Winston
2014 #1 w Winston
2015 #9
2016 #2
2017 #3
2018 Ranked
2019 Unranked Taggart/Covid
2020 Unranked Taggart Hangover/Covid
2021 Unranked Covid
2022 #11
2023 #4

Expansion Hypocrisy Tracker

 

PAC-12 PRESIDENTIAL HYPOCRISY SCORECARD:

There have been some wild revelations in the @pac12 lawsuit with #WSU + #OSU, so I thought it would be fun to look at some of them, combined with historical stances going back to the #Pac12's (then called "AAWU") founding in 1959 amidst… pic.twitter.com/LotAocW3KZ

— Tony Altimore (@TJAltimore) October 27, 2023

FSU VP: How Florida State University's research is shaping our everyday lives

 

FSU VP: How Florida State University's research is shaping our everyday lives

What do researchers do? And does it really have any impact on my life?

These are questions as a microbiologist and vice president for research I hear all the time. In short, research is inquiry or examination aimed at discovery and new knowledge and the impacts of research can be seen everywhere you look.

When you think about the word research you often think of scientists working with microscopes or historical texts. At FSU, research is that and so much more.

Consider a few recent awards that our faculty have received for work that has a significant impact on our region and state.Meredith McQuerry, associate professor in the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, received a $1.6 million award from FEMA to develop new lighter protective gear for first responders. Dr. McQuerry’s innovative approach will help keep our first responders safer.
With support from the Department of Environmental Protection, Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, a researcher in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, is identifying high risk flood areas to keep Floridians’ safer.
The FSU College of Medicine is leading an interdisciplinary collaboration to examine the cumulative impact of stressors on children’s health in rural communities.These three projects are just a small fraction of the FSU research portfolio. With 17 academic colleges, our faculty are examining a vast array of topics.

Research is a critical part of Florida State University’s mission. Our work has a positive impact locally and nationally. From health to economics, climates to national security and everything in between, the FSU research community is solving problems that make the lives of Floridians better.


FSU research has grown significantly over the past several years and last year hit a record-level of $355 million. That’s money going directly back into the Tallahassee community through salaries, equipment and more.

A 2019 analysis showed the FSU-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab) alone generates $325 million in annual economic impact to Florida.

At FSU our goal is to broaden our research enterprise – thus our economic project – with new projects to ensure a healthier Florida, a more resilient future, and enriched human experiences.

Over the next week, during FSU Discovery Days, the university will celebrate the research and creative endeavors that help make FSU such a special place. The week is full of events ranging from a concert, guest speakers, business and industry partnership events, a student showcase and so much more.

Learfield: A Revamped Playbook

 

Learfield: A Revamped Playbook

Gahagan refused that route, but there would be no choice if he couldn’t get the five schools — Boston College, California, Florida State, UCLA and Utah — to agree to new deals. All but $75 million of the debt was due by the end of 2023. 

Each conversation with the ADs started with Gahagan saying, “I’m sorry I’m about to tell you this.” Ultimately, though, Gahagan’s transparency and candor helped get the deals reworked.

“We wanted to be a good partner to them and understand their financial situation,” Florida State AD Mike Alford said. “I think they would understand if I came to them with a financial situation, they would work with me on it. So [we] worked it out in the best interest of both parties.”

Those conversations from last spring went better than Gahagan could have imagined. All five schools, in separate negotiations, agreed to restructure the terms of their deals and lessen the guarantees that had become so crippling to Learfield’s bottom line.

Gahagan’s five-campus whirlwind trip up the East Coast then out West, conducted over two days, proved to be a turning point in Learfield’s 11-month process to restructure its $1.1 billion in debt down to a more manageable $500 million. With the recapitalization came $150 million in new liquidity for investment and growth purposes from its new owners.   

Learfield closed on the recapitalization last week, providing the Texas-based company a massive financial reboot for its future with new equity investors and, finally, stability.   

FSU slips to no. 23 in U.S. News rankings

 FSU slips to no. 23 in U.S. News rankings

Florida State University’s march to the nation’s Top 15 public universities took a few steps back in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s “2023-2024 Best Colleges" rankings. 

After changes to the media company's methodology, FSU fell four spots to No. 23, tied with the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and the College of William & Mary. 

FSU had been ranked in the Top 20 for four consecutive years — where it was No. 19 last year, tied with the University of Maryland, the University of Washington and Rutgers.

The slip comes despite FSU improving in each of the categories measured in the 2022 rankings. In addition, FSU had its highest-ever ranking in the overall list of public and private national universities at No. 53 — tied with Case Western Reserve University, Northeastern University, University of Minnesota Twin Cities and William & Mary — which is up two spots from last year. 

The Wall Street Journal and Niche also have their own rankings with vastly different results. Niche, which was founded in 2002, ranked Florida State No. 11 on its list of top national public universities, up two places from No. 13 last year. The rankings site also declared that the university is the No. 1 school for the Best Greek Life and No. 2 on the national list of Top Party Schools among 1,512 other schools.

Rankings reshuffled amid new methodology

The U.S. News & World Report's decision to retool its methodology by changing 22 metrics plays into FSU's lower ranking this year, removing the factors of class size, alumni giving rates, the percentage of faculty with a terminal degree and students’ high school standing — all components that FSU scored well in when they were a part of the metrics, according to a university news release. 

Based on the university's own calculations, FSU would be No. 16 in this year’s U.S. News rankings among national public universities if the metrics did not change, according to McCullough. 

“We’re just trying to be better at everything, and hopefully the rankings will take care of themselves,” McCullough said.

With inclusion in the prestigious Association of American Universities still being a goal of the university, McCullough does not see FSU's placement in this year’s rankings affecting their efforts toward a possible membership in the future since AAU’s metrics are research focused. 

“We’re not going to be driven by the rankings,” McCullough said. “We’re going to be driven by what we think makes a great university.” 

• 6. University of Florida  
• 23. Florida State University  
• 45. University of South Florida  
• 64. Florida International University  
• 64. University of Central Florida  
• 91. Florida A&M University  
• 112. Florida Atlantic University  
• 129. University of North Florida  
• 162. Florida Gulf Coast University  
• (Not ranked) Florida Polytechnic University 

Beyond the rankings: How Florida State defines greatness | President McCullough

FSU over the last 30 years